Moving xcountry

[thesoulpatch]

Okay so I will be moving from Texas to Wisconsin in August and had some questions...

1. Moving corals that are attached to rocks, hammers/torches, pavona, and birds nest are the only ones that will break easily everything else can roll around and not be bothered. Should I get some eggcrate and make a cage around them so there is little movement in their totes or get a 5 gallon bucket?

does anyone have another idea?

I can't bag them each hammer/torch and birdsnest is about 4-6 inches across and large wonky rocks.

2. Should i put the fish in buckets or totes? 2 clown, 2 tangs, 1 trigger, 2 wrasse, 1 mag ff, 2 harle shrimp (will have airpump for oxygen)

3. putting rocks in random tote with water to keep them wet should be fine without air pump? (16 hour drive, will have die off no matter what)

 

[JustAnotherNanoTank]

First off best of luck with the endeavor!

Second, I always told myself if the colony was important to me and was fused to the rock, that rock gets special care when moving.

Especially if you’re going for a seamless move like nothing happened. It’s going to require a lot of space, time, and planning.

How big of a tank are we talking?

Can we get a current full tank shot for the thread for advice??

 

[Silverking]

Ive done it twice between florida and ohio. I put all the corals, rock and fish in totes, I use the 10 or 15 gallon ones. The ones that are attached to the rocks just pack tight so the won't roll around too much. Keep an eye on the temp if you stop don't want them to bake in a hot car. Best to drive straight thru and you should be fine. You won't need an air pump or anything in my experience.

 

[GlassMunky]

Ive gone from NYC to Richmond with a full 75G tank before.
I suggest getting a few bigger rubbermaid tote type bins and using them for fish and corals. Get a power inverter that connects to the inside of your car like the cigarette lighter or something and use that to run a small powerhead in the tubs to keep the water moving while in the car. You can also run a small heater if necessary, but coming from TX i bet you'll need the cars AC more than heat. You can use some small rocks or other items to help hold the bigger corals in place so they dont roll around as much, but just plan on there being some minor breakage of some things.
But keep in mind, these things handled getting shipped literally across the world and across the country to get to you, they can handle a long drive.

GOOD LUCK!